- Kryvbas have been in much better form than Oleksandriya recently, winning two, drawing one and losing two of their last five Premier League games.
- Oleksandriya have won just one and lost three of their last five Premier League matches.
- Kryvbas beat Oleksandriya 3-0 at home in the most recent head-to-head between these clubs in the Premier League 2025/2026.
Kryvbas to cruise through Oleksandriya
Oleksandriya are in big trouble in the Ukrainian Premier League 2025/2026, lying in 15th place with just 13 points from 27 games. This weekend’s home match against Kryvbas Kriviy Rih will be a real test of the relative merits of both sides’ new coaches as the pressure to climb the league table mounts on the two teams. The FC Oleksandriya vs FC Kryvbas Kriviy Rih preview will give fans a detailed look at how these teams stack up against each other before kick-off.
Patrick van Leeuwen has installed a high-energy, high-pressing style of play at Kryvbas since his appointment as head coach in June 2025. The visitors’ 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 formation is based on dominance of the ball and attacking in numbers through the wide areas, with Gleiker Mendoza their main attacking outlet.
Mendoza is Kryvbas’s leading league scorer with 10 goals in 25 appearances in the Premier League 2025/2026, four of which have come in the last five games, making the striker a constant threat to Oleksandriya’s defence.
Oleksandriya, on the other hand, have been set up in a much narrower 4-1-4-1 formation by Volodymyr Sharan, who took over as head coach in March 2026. Sharan’s team have been built on a platform of low/medium blocks with a focus on transition speed, as Tedi Cara is their main outlet, although with four goals in 25 league games, the forward lacks the impact of Mendoza. Our FC Oleksandriya vs FC Kryvbas Kriviy Rih prediction is that Kryvbas’s style and strength in attack may prove too much for Oleksandriya’s struggling defence.
Kryvbas to get the better of Oleksandriya
Kryvbas are expected to win on Saturday and they should do so with some ease given the contrasting form of both teams. In line with this, the FC Oleksandriya vs FC Kryvbas Kriviy Rih prediction further tips Kryvbas as favourites, considering their recent form and Oleksandriya's home struggles. Kryvbas are unbeaten in their last two away games, having beaten Veres Rivne 3-1 in the league, and have generally performed well on the road, winning four and drawing five of their 13 away matches this league season.
Kryvbas average 1.38 goals per away game in the league and should be able to do so against an Oleksandriya side that has won just two of 13 home matches, conceding 28 goals in the process. However, Oleksandriya should keep it tight at the back for the most part and the odds for Over 2.5 goals at 1.73 suggest the bookies expect an exciting match.
The FC Oleksandriya vs FC Kryvbas Kriviy Rih betting tips support a Kryvbas win, taking into account their tactical discipline and attacking prowess. The odds for the selection ‘Both Teams to Score - No’ are 2.17, which means the bookies think Kryvbas will keep a shutout or Oleksandriya will fail to score. Oleksandriya are struggling to find the net and Kryvbas have the attacking firepower and tactical discipline to get the job done, so we’re backing Kryvbas to take all three points in a low-scoring game.
